FINGER LAKES SKEET LEAGUE

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1 FINGER LAKES SKEET LEAGUE LEAGUE PROGRAM

2 HISTORY OF THE FLSL In the fall of 1938, a group of men representing several area gun clubs met to consider forming a traveling skeet league. After some discussion, the format of shooting once at each club during the winter months was settled upon. The number of member clubs has changed over the years, with some clubs dropping out, others merging, new clubs forming and being admitted to the league. With the exception of the WWII years, the league has been continuous since its inception. Present membership consists of seven clubs. 4-Point in North Chili, the only original member club remaining, along with Rochester-Brooks in Rush, Outlet in Penfield, Conesus Lake Sportsmen s Club in Lakeville and the Newark, Victor and Dansville Rod & Gun Clubs in those respective towns. There are now ten shoots, with the last one being the trophy and prize money shoot. The trophies and prize monies are given out at the end-of-season banquet. Many other changes have been added, such as lady, sub-junior, junior and veteran categories. Some make up s and shoot-ahead s are allowed, but basically, NSSA rules govern the shooting. In the 1950 s and early 60 s a charity shoot was held to support polio research. When a vaccine was developed for this terrible disease the shoot was discontinued. In 1992 the charity shoot was reinstated. This is the league s 2 nd shoot of the season. Some of the proceeds of the charity shoot are used to support research into ALS. This shoot is dedicated to the memory of Walt Newhouse, a FL member who died of Lou Gerhig s Disease (ALS), and in honor of Harold Contant and all the friends and relatives of league members afflicted with ALS. The charity shoot also benefits the Mitchell-Heitman Fund, which helps sponsor youngsters who shoot registered targets at the New York State Championships.

3 OFFICERS PRESIDENT Brian Mayeu VICE-PRESIDENT Julie Brennan SEC Y-TREASURER Andrea Graham Lehr 6165 BARKWOOD CT. FARMINGTON, NY CONESUS DANSVILLE 4-POINT NEWARK OUTLET ROCHESTER-BROOKS VICTOR DIRECTORS Julie Brennan Mike Derrenbacher Guy Slack Craig Halstead Dick Cooper Marc Bennett Ron Bandemer Sept Finger Lakes League Schedule Charity Shoot and Big Shoot Victor Oct Newark Oct Rochester-Brooks Nov Outlet Dec. 8-9 Last-chance Conesus Jan Point Jan Victor Feb Newark Mar. 2-3 Extra 50 targets Dansville Apr. 6-7 Main Shoot-Off Dansville April 27 Roch-Brooks Banquet

4 The Finger Lakes Skeet League was formed 80 years ago for the purpose of friendly shooting competition and good fellowship. It is the oldest skeet league in the United States of America! We invite you to continue this great Skeet Shooting Tradition by joining us at Victor Gun Club on the weekend of Sept for the beginning of another great season of shooting and good times! Please feel free to invite your friends to join the league! Shooters at all experience levels are welcome to participate. Come watch the All- Americans and pick up some pointers! And be assured that when it comes to the league-ending shoot off, there are 6 classes, equal prize money for each class, each class containing shooters with similar league scores. If in doubt, just check the Class winners as listed in this program! Shooters are required to belong only to the league, dues of $5 are paid at the first shoot. For the season, the cost of shooting will be $13 for 50 targets -- $9 to the club and $4 to the prize fund. The Finger Lakes League will hold its Annual Banquet at the close of the season at Rochester-Brooks Gun Club on April 27, One banquet ticket is earned by every shooter who qualifies for the main shoot off by posting 7 scores. Guest tickets will be available. We encourage everyone to attend! It is always a fun evening and this is where trophies and prize monies are handed out! The Finger Lakes League rules allow you to shoot ahead or make up a shoot, on 3 occasions. You can do both at the same shoot for a total of 150 targets. This gives snowbirds a chance to finish the league, and also makes allowance for illness or other excuses, like a foot of snow. We also allow an extra 50-birds at the last shoot of the season at Dansville on March 2-3 to count towards league score this gives all shooters ONE MORE CHANCE to get 7 scores recorded and qualify for the shoot-off and free league banquet! Don t forget to make every effort to attend our very important Charity Shoot this year at Newark on Oct ! Monies raised will go towards ALS research and to support the Mitchell-Heitman Fund for young shooters! League shooters have donated $30,000 + to charity! Thanks and good shooting!

5 Four Point Rod & Gun Club Would like to wish All participants of the Finger Lakes Skeet League Good luck and straight shooting. Smoke em!

Dansville Fish & Game Club Gibson Street Dansville, NY 14437 www.dansvillefishandgame.

6 Dansville Fish & Game Club Gibson Street Dansville, NY Best Wishes to all the shooters participating in the Finger Lakes Skeet League! Go get em! Trap ~ Skeet ~ Rifle Range

2017-18 TEAM AWARD WINNERS League Champions League Runner-Up Newark Rod & Gun Club Outlet Gun Club Charity Shoot Champions Rochester-Brooks Gun Club 247 x 250 George Lehr, Dave Sobiegray, Andrea

7 TEAM AWARD WINNERS League Champions League Runner-Up Newark Rod & Gun Club Outlet Gun Club Charity Shoot Champions Rochester-Brooks Gun Club 247 x 250 George Lehr, Dave Sobiegray, Andrea Lehr, Garland Taborn, Jeff Ventry Trophy Team Champion 246 x 250 Outlet Gun Club Steve Wood, Dess Ivanov, Scott Janowski, Joe Cooper, Rick Cooper Trophy Team Runner-Up 244 x 250 Victor Gun Club Don Lewandoski, Justin Aldrich, Jim Grundman, Walter Aldrich, Mark Snyder Great Job! Congratulations to All of you!

8 COME VISIT THE VICTOR ROD &GUN CLUB We re Open: Thursday 5:00 PM 9:00 PM Sunday 9:00 AM 1:00 PM BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON Plan Ahead to join us in 2019 for the Worldwide Electric Spring Classic and the JTH AGENCY CLASSIC IN JUNE

9 Top 10 REASONS TO JOIN THE FLSL 10. The clubhouse is warm, the bar is open, the grill is hot! 9. Golf balls don t roll in the snow, but clay targets will fly through anything. 8. It kills time until the last quarter of the Bills game. 7. A chance to travel south -- to Dansville and Conesus. 6. No overnights, you can leave the camper at home. 5. Cherry-pick the best weather of the weekend the sun always shines for an hour or two or skip the blizzard and make up at the next club. 4. Meet new people, negotiate a raise in pay to shoot for a new club, try a new gun, change your shooting style, man up to missing low 7 no one will ever recognize you with that scarf and hat pulled over your face. 3. Everybody gets into a shoot off. 2. Trophies, door prizes, great food, costumes, everyone s a winner when you re having fun. Not a costume? Oops sorry, didn t recognize you without the scarf, hat, ear-muffs years and counting! History, tradition, come out and beat the All-Americans, the Hall of Famer s, the State team members, and maybe pick up a tip or two.

10 Rochester Brooks Gun Club is proud to host the 2019 NY State and US Open Skeet Championships Good luck to all Finger Lakes League shooters! Rochester Brooks Gun Club 962 Honeoye Falls County Road #6 Rush, New York (585)

11 FEATURES FOR The league program will be distributed via to all league members. This will be the responsibility of each club s director to see that all club shooters are notified. 2. A league announcement, detailing the schedule for the current season, will be mailed to all league members who participated for the past several seasons. 3. We will collect addresses in addition to mailing addresses at the shoots, in order to distribute all results to all members. 4. The 2-man team event has been discontinued, due to lack of participation. 5. League rules have been clarified to state that membership means membership in the league, that dues of $5.00 are paid. Shooters are encouraged to belong to the club they shoot for, but are not required to be members. Shooters may not change club affiliation during the league season. 6. The cost of shooting is increased to $13.00 to include $9.00 to the club for targets and $4.00 to the league for prize money.

12 CONESUS LAKE SPORTSMEN S CLUB WELCOMES ALL FINGER LAKES SKEET LEAGUE SHOOTERS TO OUR CLUB! BUY A TICKET AND KEEP THE BALL ROLLING! Breakfast and lunch to order Available both days Of the Finger Lakes Skeet League At Conesus

13 THE BIG SHOOT The Finger Lakes Skeet League and the Snowball League are both scheduled to shoot at Newark Rod & Gun Club on the weekend of October 13-14, This will also be the Charity Shoot. Please be sure to support your league and club, better yet if you participate in both, because shooters will have the option of Paying entry fee of $13 to both leagues, and shoot just one 50-target score which will count for both OR -- Paying entry fee of $13 to both leagues, and shooting 50- targets twice shooter must designate which score counts for which league in advance when signing up Sign-up will be first-come, first-served as is the custom with both leagues, and 5-person squads will be assigned to fields as they become available. Snowball League and Finger Lakes League shooters can and will be assigned to the same squad most shooters already know everyone else, but for those who don t this is a good opportunity to meet new friends! Both leagues see this as a great opportunity for camaraderie, a chance for more shooters to get together, to meet new friends, save some gas you re getting a two-fer! Last but not least, please don t stay away because you think there will be long waiting lines! Newark plans to use all four fields! It wasn t that long ago both leagues enjoyed participation rates at 200+ shooters -- so -- Y all come! It s going to be fun!

14 Newark Rod & Gun Club Best of Luck to all the Clubs and Shooters in the Finger Lakes Skeet League for Season. Proud to host The Big Shoot Oct Hot Breakfast & Lunch will be served! We encourage every Finger Lakes League member to support the ALS Association by participating in the Charity Shoot. Club Hours: Sunday 9 am 12 pm Monday 5 pm 8 pm (Trap Summer) Tuesday 4 pm 8 pm (Skeet Summer) Wednesday 9 am 1 pm Friday 9 am 1 pm Hours are subject to change. Please call the club to avoid disappointments. Guests must be accompanied by a club member during any visit. Newark Rod and Gun Club, Inc. P.O. Box Tellier Road Newark, NY

15 INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS League Champion Craig Parsons, 350x350 League Runner-Up Dess Ivanov, 348x350 Junior Champion Hunter Dickerman, 336x350 Parent & Child CH Veteran Champion Veteran Runner-Up Hunter & Steve Dickerman 620x700 George Lehr 345x350 Bill Black 341x350 Lady Champion Lady Runner-Up Most Improved CLASS CHAMPIONS AA Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E Class Victoria Barner 338x350 Andrea Lehr, 329x350 Al Grundman, 29 birds Corey Bogart, 347x350 Pat Breen, 340x350 Mike Derrenbacher, 333x350 Victor Stirpe, 319x350 Bob Gentile, 309x350 Steve Dickerman, 284x350 Best of luck to all Finger Lakes League Shooters this season

The Outlet Rod & Gun Club, Inc. Check out our web site at: WWW.

16 The Outlet Rod & Gun Club, Inc. Check out our web site at: Or Stop by the club! 3201 ATLANTIC AVE. PENFIELD, NY 14526

17 WANT ONE OF THESE? JOIN THE LEAGUE SEE NEW SIGHTS! MEET NEW PEOPLE! HAVE TONS OF FUN! BRING A FRIEND WE RE WAITING FOR YOU!

42nd ZONE 1 SKEET CHAMPIONSHIPS. August 10-12, 2018 Rochester-Brooks Gun Club Rush, NY

42nd ZONE 1 SKEET CHAMPIONSHIPS August 10-12, 2018 Rochester-Brooks Gun Club Rush, NY THE NEW YORK STATE SKEET SHOOTING ASSOCIATION and ROCHESTER-BROOKS GUN CLUB Cordially invite you to attend and participate